Every now and again, somebody asks us what’s so good about winning. It always stops us in our tracks. What, we wonder, could be bad about it?In fact, we think winning is great. Not good – great.

The reasons are simple. Winning in business is great because when companies win, people thrive and grow. There are more jobs and more opportunities everywhere and for everyone. People feel upbeat about the future; they have the resources to send their kids to college, get better health care, buy vacation homes, and secure a comfortable retirement.And winning gives them the opportunity to give back to society in hugely important ways beyond just paying more taxes – they can give time and money to charities and mentor in inner-city schools, to name just two. Winning lifts everyone it touches – it just makes the world a better place.

When companies are losing, on the other hand, everyone takes a hit. People feel scared. They have lessened financial security, and limited time or money to do anything for anyone else. All they do is worry and upset their families, and in the meantime, if they’re out of work, they pay little, if any, taxes.Let’s talk about taxes for a minute. While government is a key part of society and vital to all of us, it makes no money of its own. All the necessary things it provides -- the justice system, education, police and fire protection, highways and ports, welfare and hospitals -- come from some form of tax revenue.

Government is the support for the engine, it is not the engine.Winning companies are the engine of a healthy society and nothing short of the foundation of a free and democratic society. That’s why winning is great.Now it goes without saying that you have to win the right way – cleanly and by the rules. That’s a given. Companies and people that don’t compete fairly don’t deserve to win, and thanks to well-honed internal company processes and government regulatory agencies, the bad guys are usually found and kicked out of the game. But companies and people in business that are honest – and that’s the vast, vast majority – must find the way to win. That is, in large part, what this website is all about.